It is the first time Bell has received the award and the first time a Pirate has won since Andrew McCutchen took the honor in June of 2017. Bell was named the NL Player of the Week for the week of May 13-19.
Bell lead the majors in home runs (12), RBI (31), hits (46), doubles (12) and wRC+ (217) in May. It was the type of stretch that ranks among the best months of any Pirate hitter ever.
Bell now leads MLB first basemen in a variety of categories this year, including WAR (2.